Comparison website falls afoul of UDRP. A Czech Arbitration Court panelist has found uSwitch Limited to have tried reverse domain name hijacking YouSwitch.biz. uSwitch filed the case against My Switch LTD. The companies first fought over ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Rue Du Commerce goes 0-for-3 in UDRP, but no RDNH
· Policy & LawA rare 0-for-3 in a UDRP. French online retailer Rue Du Commerce lost all three elements in its recent UDRP filing against a Mexican company called Siru over the domain name SiruEcommerce.com. But Czech Arbitration Court panelist Dr. Thomas Schafft ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Telepathy fends off Valio’s attack on LGG.com
· Policy & LawCompany tries to make claim to LGG.com 15 years after it's registered. Telepathy, the domain name company run by domain investor Nat Cohen, has successfully defended his domain name LGG.com in a UDRP. The complaint was brought by Valio Ltd, a ... Continue Reading4 Comments
UK insurer first to lose .xxx dispute
· Policy & LawRequest for .xxx domain name denied. United Kingdom insurance company BGL Group Limited, better known as CompareTheMarket.com, is the first complainant to lose a UDRP for a .xxx domain name. The company filed the complaint against UK resident Jon ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN Board to Review UDRP Provider Relationship on Thursday
· Policy & LawUDRP on the table at Thursday's board meeting. ICANN has posted the agenda for its April 22 meeting, and item 10 reads: UDRP Policy - relationships with service providers; changes in procedures What exactly is this about? An ICANN spokesperson ... Continue Reading7 Comments
New UDRP Goes into Effect Today – Still No Response from ICANN
· Policy & LawCAC's "supplemental rules" change goes into effect today. Czech Arbitration Court's new UDRP procedure -- in which complainants pay only 500 EUR at first unless the domain owner responds or the arbitrator needs to think about the case -- goes into ... Continue Reading20 Comments
ICA Requests Action on Czech Arbitration Court Policy Changes
· Policy & LawInternet Commerce Association wants ICANN to act quickly on move by UDRP provider. Internet Commerce Association counsel Philip Corwin has sent a letter (pdf) to ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom and Chairman of the Board Peter Dengate-Thrush asking it to act on ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Coming March 15: File a UDRP for 500 EUR
· Policy & LawDomain name arbitration company offers lower fees for "simple" cases. Czech Arbitration Court, one of the providers of arbitration services under Uniform domain-name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), is slashing fees to 500 EUR per case effective March ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Comments 15-0 Against Expedited UDRP. So What Will ICANN Do?
· Policy & LawCommunity feedback is pretty clear about Expedited UDRP. ICANN says it takes community feedback into consideration when managing the domain name system. But clearly it's not a majority rule system. So here's a clear cut case, involving the Czech ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Arbitrator Asks Good Questions About Expedited UDRP
· Policy & LawDomain name arbitrator asks good questions about Expedited UDRP. The Hon. Neil Brown, a UDRP domain name arbitrator, has submitted comments to ICANN regarding Czech Arbitration Court's plans for expedited UDRPs. He actually phrases them as rhetorical ... Continue Reading3 Comments
